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By Michael Bonner (121) for Uncut Magazine [UK] (201) on 08 Sep 2016

The appeal of living off-grid, adopting a primitivist lifestyle disconnected from the mainstream, is given a boost in Matt Ross' new film…

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By Vicky Roach (269) for Daily Telegraph (Australia) (376) on 08 Sep 2016

Captain Fantastic's alternative lifestyle model might ultimately prove to be flawed, but the film still offers a convincing and frequently…

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By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 08 Sep 2016

A more interesting version of the film would allow us to see him as either a flawed but noble hero or a deluded bully on an ego trip…

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By Sinead Brennan (56) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 08 Sep 2016

While the cast is excellent overall, it is Mortensen that steals the show…

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By John Serba (472) for MLive.com (475) on 08 Sep 2016

A winning, extraordinarily well-acted portrait of togetherness that pokes at common conventions with a playful, yet pointed stick…

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By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 08 Sep 2016

This debut feature from writer-director Matt Ross is a consistently interesting and involving exploration of an alternative lifestyle and how…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 08 Sep 2016

Captain Fantastic is a powerful weepie with a career-high turn from Viggo Mortensen as a hippy father driving his six children to the funeral…

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By Charlotte O'sullivan (637) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 08 Sep 2016

The beauty of the film lies in its refusal to paint Ben as a deluded tyrant or principled pioneer…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 08 Sep 2016

Yes, it is overwritten and unsubtle in parts, but I enjoyed it enormously, and squirrel-fur hats off to writer-director Matt Ross, for giving…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 08 Sep 2016

Lots of mixed messages, little in the way of excitement…

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By Tom Charles (10) for The Skinny (809) on 07 Sep 2016

Matt Ross's sophomore effort is helped no end by Stéphane Fontaine's cinematography and Alex Somers' score - but it's the performances that…

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By Damon Wise (265) for Radio Times (2,421) on 07 Sep 2016

Viggo Mortensen leads the charge in a spirited road movie about a family of social justice warriors from actor-turned-writer/director Matt Ross…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 07 Sep 2016

The road trip has echoes of Little Miss Sunshine and there is heartache and hilarity…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 07 Sep 2016

Though the ending of Captain Fantastic will not satisfy all comers, what the film achieves prior in questioning what stands for family values…

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By Ryan Gilbey (367) for New Statesman (382) on 07 Sep 2016

The cast works diligently to find nuance in the material…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 07 Sep 2016

Ross could have made a cheap crowd-pleaser about cool refuseniks, but so many of his touches complicate that dynamic that his film sets your…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for WOW247 (106) on 07 Sep 2016

Laugh-out-loud funny and quietly moving, this is a sharply written and superbly directed comedy-drama anchored by an awards-worthy performance…

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By Julian Wood (63) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 06 Sep 2016

a strange ride, but a haunting little film…

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By Nicolas Rapold (488) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 05 Sep 2016

Writer-director Ross lapses into contrivance, narrative and emotional, but it'd be worse without Mortensen's utter conviction and that rugged,…

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By Neil Smith (699) for Total Film (3,532) on 04 Sep 2016

A road movie with heart, humour and a lead prepared to give his youthful co-stars their share of the limelight…

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